-->>...The yen strengthened to 122.20 yen to the dollar after the Mainichi newspaper reported Japan's top bank regulator, Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa, might resign because he opposes providing more public money to recapitalize major banks.
>Private analysts have criticized Yanagisawa, a cabinet member, for ignoring Japan's banking crisis. Koizumi has hinted that he might reshuffle his cabinet as early as Monday...
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>...Japan's trade surplus in August more than doubled to 644.1 billion yen from a year earlier on the back of strong exports, mainly to other Asian countries, shows preliminary data released Wednesday by the Finance Ministry.
>The 107% surge represents the sixth consecutive month of year-on-year growth. The trade surplus reflects the gap between exports and imports on a customs-cleared basis.
>Overall exports increased 6.2% to 4.06 trillion yen, up for the fifth straight month, while exports to Asia leapt 17.3%. China-bound shipments were especially active, climbing 38.6%...

dafür ist aber besonders die japanische Börse sehr schlecht gelaunt...
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